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Very busy scene at Oxnard Train Depot, showing two trains, buildings, crowds of people, and horse drawn carriages.

Scene at the Santa Paula Train Depot, with a train on the right, depot on the left, and passengers walking away from the train. There are also horse and carriages visible. Postcard is faded.
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Postcard of the Piru Railroad Bridge, taken up close from the banks of Piru Creek, in foreground. Mountains in background. Writing across the bridge: "R.R. Bridge Piru, CAL." Postcard postmarked 1909.

Several people, numbered 1-15, stand in front of the Saticoy Train Depot. There are some children, not numbered. Most of the people are looking off to the right of camera. Train tracks are visible, as are some buildings in the background. Numbered…

A broken part of a track, possibly a train track is shown broken and partially submerged in a river in a wooded area. Library records indicate: "S. P. Ojai Branch 1914 Flood."

Snapshot of about five naval ships in the water in Santa Barbara. Library records indicate: "World Cruise, Admiral R. D. Evans commanding."

Bust portrait of James McKee, facing forward looking to the left of camera. Typewritten note on photo states: "James McKee Son."

Side view of two boys and a man between them, all seated on a donkey. Names given in library records are Walter and Dudley Davis and Frank Beard.

Portrait of Robert Burdette, standing, showing three quarters of his body. He is smiling into the camera and is wearing a suit. He has one arm behind his back and one gloved hand resting across his stomach.

View from the outer end of the Ventura Wharf, looking toward the shore. Photo taken close to the ground of the wharf, tracks visible in the foreground. Warehouses and buildings at beginning of wharf visible, and mountains in the background.

Side view of Dixie W. Thompson on horseback. He appears to be dressed for a parade or show. He is in a suit with a sash.

Exterior view of San Buenaventura Mission in the 1870s from across the street, which is a dirt road. Steps and a picket fence prominent in front of the mission, and a man leans against a pillar at the top of the steps. A plank sidewalk visible at…

View of a section of the Ventura River with many visible boulder and mountains in the background.

Bust portrait of Carl E. Grunsky, wearing a three piece suit and tie, looking into the camera.

Dr. Cephas L. Bard sits in a horse drawn wagon in the dirt road in front of the San Buenaventura Mission. He and horse and wagon are facing away from camera. Mission has a low brick wall built around it.

View of Matilija Canyon, a stream runs through the bottom foreground of shot with many boulders visible. Shrubbery and trees on both sides of the shot.

Pickwick Stages coach, on road next to a sidewalk. People and driver in coach. Coach appears to have three rows of seats for passengers. Top of coach states "San Diego - Los Angeles - San Francisco - Portland" and "Pickwick Stages."

Front-facing view of the courthouse with a group of men standing outside on the steps. Courthouse was built in 1873-1874. Historical notes from library records: Cost was $10,000 of which $4,000 was raised by subscription. Ground was donated by San…

Full portrait of Evelynn Barnett holding a rifle and looking at the camera with a serious look on her face. She is wearing a long dark colored dress with long sleeves and a hat. At her feet is a dog, possibly a pointer or a spaniel, and what appear…

Four men pose for a photograph while sitting on horseback. One man holds a mule on a lead while on horseback. Library records state: "Owen Charlie Watson and Fred Sheldon" but it is not clear which men they are. In the background are houses and one…

Exterior view of the Rose Hotel, or Hotel Rose, taken from diagonally opposite corner across the street. It is a three story building on a corner with the front entrance facing the intersection. Buildings, possibly houses, are visible next to and…

Two women in floor length long sleeve blouses and floor length skirts stand under a covered sidewalk in front of a store that appears to be a dress shop. Sign on window behind them reads "fashionable dressmaking." Window lettering behind them reads…

Exterior view of Santa Clara House, a two story hotel, with people standing and sitting on its front covered porch and on the second floor balcony. Two signs reading "Santa Clara House" are visible and two windows on the first floor read "Bakery."

A crowd of men, women and children gather in a new telephone building to celebration its completion. Building on the corner of Fir and Santa Clara Streets in Ventura. One man sits at a desk with a telephone in hand as if speaking on the phone.

Exterior view of Ortega Adobe on West Main Street before its restoration, circa 1900. The dirt road leading up to it is visible as are some surrounding buildings.